M'Boom is an album by American jazz percussion ensemble M'Boom, led by Max Roach, recorded in 1979 for the Columbia label.Max Roach discography accessed May 27, 2011
Reception
The Globe and Mail noted that "there are limits, as M'Boom proves, to the things that can be done (and none of them are harmonic in nature) with vibes, marimbas, steel drums, timpani, traps, and a few boxes of odds and ends."
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This is a particularly colorful set that is easily recommended not only to jazz and percussion fans but to followers of World music".Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 27, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated "Onomatopoeia" (Omar Clay) - 5:17 "Twinkle Toes" (Warren Smith) - 3:33 "Caravanserai" (Joe Chambers) - 4:01 "January V" - 3:24 "The Glorious Monster" - 6:46 "Rumble in the Jungle" (Clay) - 7:15 "Morning/Midday" (Clay, Smith) - 6:50 "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) - 4:28 "Kujichaglia" (Roy Brooks) - 6:27 Recorded in New York City on July 25, 26 & 27, 1979
Personnel Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Fred King, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits – drums percussion, vibes, marimba, xylophone, timpani Ray Mantilla – conga, bongos, timpani, Latin percussion Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman – percussion, bells
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